Davante Adams
WR #17 — Los Angeles Rams
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About Davante Adams
Davante Adams is one of the greatest route runners in NFL history, and he has spent the last few years proving it on a different team every season. He was Aaron Rodgers' security blanket in Green Bay for eight years, forced his way to Las Vegas to play with Derek Carr, watched Carr get benched and replaced, played with Jimmy Garoppolo, played with Aidan O'Connell, demanded a trade, landed in New York with Rodgers for half a season, and then ended up in LA. The man's recent career reads like a travel itinerary. Through all of it, he keeps running the same devastating double move and defenders keep falling for it.
The Rodgers connection is permanently etched into his football identity. Every time Adams catches a pass from a quarterback who isn't Aaron Rodgers, someone posts a clip of their old Green Bay chemistry with a sad song playing over it. Adams himself has never fully moved on either. He pushed for the Raiders trade partly to reunite with Carr, then pushed for the Jets trade explicitly to reunite with Rodgers. He is chasing the high of having a quarterback who understood him on a molecular level, and every new stop is measured against that standard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the Aaron Rodgers connection matter for Davante Adams content?
Because Adams keeps trying to recreate it and it keeps not working. He left Green Bay for Las Vegas thinking Carr would be his new Rodgers. Carr got cut. He went to the Jets thinking the actual Rodgers would be his old Rodgers. Rodgers was washed. Now he's in LA starting over again. The running joke is that Adams is the NFL's version of someone who keeps going back to an ex. Every new team is supposed to be the fresh start, and every conversation still circles back to those Packers years.
Last updated: April 2026